An entry from my long-ago Marvel blog, this one showcasing an early outline from Greg Pak for what became World War Hulk. World War Hulk - Behind The Scenes July 24, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Seems like enough time has passed at this point, so I thought I'd share … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – World War Hulk – Behind the Scenes
On Thursday it was back to the 7-11 for a look at what new comic books had appeared upon the spinner rack in the back corner. This had become a regular weekly pilgrimage for me, one that I took with absolute regularity barring those times when some other requirement or responsibility prevented me from doing … Continue reading BHOC: GREEN LANTERN #106
One of the most spectacular misfires in the history of comics, NEUTRO lasted only a single issue, released by Dell at the tail end of the super hero fad and attempting like so many others did to cash in on the sudden heat of that genre. It's debatable whether this colossal shaggy dog story even … Continue reading Brand Echh: Neutro #1
Here is an interesting oddity: a pamphlet created around 1953 extoling the hazards presented to the youth of America by the scourge of comic books. This sort of propaganda added fuel to the fire being espoused by folks like Dr. Frederick Wertham, and led over time to the televised Senate Subcommittee Hearings on Juvenile Delinquency, … Continue reading The Truth About Comic Books
In the latter part of the 1960s, change was beginning to be felt within the halls of venerable old DC Comics (then operating as National Periodical Publications.) The culture at large was going through a shift, and so the tried-and-true methodology that had kept the giant publisher on top was no longer working as well … Continue reading TEEN TITANS #20: Titans Don’t Fit the Battle of Jericho
A post from my Marvel blog of more than a decade ago, in which I bemoan the state of comic book journalism. That period looks like a golden age in retrospect. Interviews July 25, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Maybe it’s just that this is San Diego Convention week, so … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Interviews
When we left things off last week, we were talking about a pair of issues that I got in those plastic-wrapped bundles of coverless comics my local drug store had begun to sell. When this story was originally printed in the pages of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, the Comics Code Authority of the time wouldn't approve it, … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL TALES #79
All right, so the first part of the six-part DOCTOR WHO season "The Flux" just aired, meaning that I've had time to gather my thoughts, which I'll share with you here. As usual, this isn't really meant as a review per se, more like just some casual conversation about the show, the story, and the … Continue reading Doctor Who: The Halloween Apocalypse
Just as with Jimmy Olsen, whose title we covered here a few weeks ago, so too was Lois Lane popular enough throughout the 1960s to headline a series all her won. This is thinks in no small part, I expect, to the portrayal of actress Noel Neill in the ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN television series, which … Continue reading WC: SUPERMAN’S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE #24
A post from my long-ago Marvel blog, this one an example of a positive interaction with then-Marvel Editor in Chief Joe Quesada. I don't remember what photo was posted with this story originally, so I substituted what I could. Why I Like Joe Q June 13, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Why I Like Joe Q
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